en, when stopped is the flood.

1 "With her, whoso will raging Furor tame

whoso > whoever

2 Must first begin, and well her amenage:

amenage > tame, domesticate; control (WU)

3 First her restrain from her reproachful blame

reproachful > shameful, disgraceful
blame > {Reproach, the action of censuring, reprehension}

4 And evil means, with which she does enrage
5 Her frantic son, and kindles his courage,

courage > wrath; confidence

6 Then when she is withdrawn, or strong withstood,
7 It's eath his idle fury to assuage,

eath > easy
idle > empty; unavailing, futile
assuage > abate

8 And calm the tempest of his passion wood;

passion > {Outburst of anger; overpowering access of emotion;
affection of the mind; also: suffering, affliction}
wood > furious, mad

9 The banks are overflowed, when stopped is the flood."

204.12

Therewith Sir _Guyon_ left his first emprise,
2 And turning to that woman, fast her hent
By the hoare lockes, that hong before her eyes,
4 And to the ground her threw: yet n'ould she stent
Her bitter rayling and foule reuilement,
6 But still prouokt her sonne to wreake her wrong;
But nathelesse he did her still torment,
8 And catching hold of her vngratious +tong+,
Thereon an yron +lock+ did fasten firme and strong.

8 tong > tongue _1590;_ tonge _FE_
9 lock > lock, _1590, 1596_

1 Therewith Sir Guyon left his first emprise

Therewith > With that
emprise > undertaking, enterprise

2 And, turning to that woman, fast her hent

fast > firmly
hent > seized

3 By the hoar locks that hung before her eyes,

hoar > hoary, grey

4 And to the ground her threw: yet nould she stint

nould > would not
stint > desist from

5 Her bitter railing and foul revilement,

revilement > {The action of reviling}

6 But still provoked her son to wreak her wrong;

wrong > evil intent

7 But natheless he did her still torment,

natheless > nevertheless

8 And, catching hold of her ungracious tongue,

ungracious > wicked

9 Thereon an iron lock did fasten firm and strong.

lock > {Any contrivance for fastening; cf. _Isa._ 37.29}

204.13

Then when as vse of speach was from her reft,
2 With her two crooked handes she signes did make,
And beckned him, the last helpe she had left:
4 But he that last left helpe away did take,
And both her hands fast bound vnto a stake,
6